Whats the point of doing a warm up? Well... in this episode Ed enlightens us as to what the purpose of warm up is and how it limits the chance of injury by:-
Literally warming up the muscles making them more pliable and less likely to get strained.
Lubricating the joints
Increasing blood flow and nutrients
Decreasing toxins
Practicing key movement sequences to ensure the right muscles are turned on and firing.

I'm sure after listening to this one you'll never skip a warm up again and you won't want to!

In this episode Ed and I discuss how long will it take for you to see the physical results of your efforts when it comes to getting fitter and healthier?

I explain some of my disappointment at not yet looking like Thor after 9 months of dedicated fitness training. 

We learn that the body is astonishingly fast at making adaptations to demands placed on it and that these can and do occur in as little as 24 hours. 

We have our usual trundles off into the weeds as by now I am sure you have come to expect but as ever it is fun and informative so please enjoy and thank you very much for listening.

In this fantastic episode of the Stiles and Giles show Ed enlightens us all on the various body types and how your genetics may affect the way you should approach your training and the results you see. We also discuss how your size may not be the most accurate  indicator of how healthy you are and throwing out the scales as they only measure weight not health! Which I am sure will be a popular choice for many people, myself included.

As ever thank you so much for listening and please share this with a friend to help spread the word. 

In this episode Ed educates me on the importance of getting the right intensity when working out, maintaining good posture  and form and how to work within a rep range rather than going for a specfic number.

Among other things discussed are movements that transfer well into life, stretching, cardio mobility and strength and the role that time under tension plays in obtaining your desired results.

As ever enjoy and please tell a friend to spread the word.



We also introduce Miles our secret weapon.

In this final installment of our first episode on posture we discuss some self assessment methods for posture as well as running through some great exercises for helping your to improve your ability to hold good static and dynamic posture. We also summarize that yes posture is indeed the one thing that can save us all and is extremely underrated and often not fully understood so we hope this episode has helped to bring posture to the forefront of your mind and it is up to you to hold it there! Thanks as always for listening and please enjoy,

In this second part of the epic episode on posture Stiles and Giles discuss moving from static to dynamic posture; repetitive motions that may be hiding throughout your day and secretly destroying your posture; resetting your posture throughout the day rather than waiting for the end of it. As always, thanks for listening, please enjoy and if you like what you hear leave us a 5 star rating or even better tell a friend (or 10) to listen too. 

This episode is very important to me as I truly believe that it was/is attention to and awareness of my posture that finally opened the door to beginning to seriously rehab my back. In this episode we talk about dynamic and static posture and Stiles walks us through a fantastic little movement combination which is designed to feed and flush our joints all while working on posture.

In this episode we discuss how getting fit doesn't HAVE to be an arduous journey. That exercise should be invigorating and not exhausting and that many people view exercise as a form of punishment! Which it isn't by the way. We also talk about how to avoid being so sore you can't chew bubble gum!

We have listened to your feed back and are now breaking down our episodes into bite sized chunks so that you can easily listen on your commute to work,  when you're out walking the dog or when you get a spare few minutes in your day.

We will still be discussing our questions and answers in full, just breaking the episodes down into as many chunks as necessary to cover the topics.

In the second part of Episode 3 we discuss the fascinating concept of super compensation and how the body adapts to exercise input. The rest of the episode is spent with me trying to trap Stiles into committing to announcing a superior form of exercise. He does an excellent job of bobbing and weaving and dodging my persistent questioning and manages to somehow enlighten us all once again in the process. We also have a good laugh at the end so make sure you stick around until then!

In this episode we take a dive into the very important and cross-cultural role that exercise plays in getting you through tough situations from tsunamis to pandemics. We discuss the mental and physical benefits to staying active during these turbulent and uncertain times. We also talk through how this enforced quiet time can be used to reflect on where your body really is currently and what is capable of right now without feeling the need to compare yourself to all the other 'healthy (you never know what problems they are facing) gym goers. This can serve as a benefit and silver lining as you may be able to build from where you are to where you want to be. Less of a two steps forward one step back scenario which you may have been dealing with before as you attempted to 'thrash' your body into shape.

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